how to pronounce der

/deːʁ/

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der is pronounced in one syllable

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1.

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An example use of der in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… das Gefühl, dass wir verschiedene Innovationen in der Ausstellung haben, aber vielleicht damit anfangen …”

meanings of der

pronoun:

Him, he.
Who; that; which.
Dative feminine singular of der: (to) whom, which, that.
The one, him.
That.
Dative feminine singular of der: (to) that, (to) her.

article:

The.
Genitive plural.
Genitive/dative feminine singular.

der frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word der occurs in german on average 20925.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.